HL
Poetry
Practice
Test
 
 
 
 
 Name
_________________________________








 






1.

Count
the
number
of
lines
and
stanzas
in
the


Because I could not stop for Death-- ____ 








poem.

(___/2)

He kindly stopped for me-- ____ 
 
 
 

The Carriage held but just Ourselves-- ____ 



a.


_____
lines



And Immortality. ____ 


 



b.


_____
stanzas

We slowly drove--He knew no haste ____ 

And I had put away ____ 

My labor and my leisure too, ____ 









2
a.
Mark
the
meter
or
stress

















pattern
for
the
first
line.


(___/2)

For His Civility-- ____




We passed the School, where Children strove 
 Line
1:
Because
I
could
not
stop
for
Death

At Recess--in the Ring--
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain-- b.

Determine
the
FOOT
and
METER
for
the


We passed the Setting Sun-- first
line:



Or rather--He passed us-- Foot:______________________________

The Dews drew quivering and chill-- 

For only Gossamer, my Gown-- Meter_____________________________

My Tippet--only Tulle-- 



We paused before a House that seemed 








3.

Using
the
lines
to
the
right,
label
the
rhyme


A Swelling of the Ground-- 









scheme
for
the
first
two
stanzas.



The Roof was scarcely visible--


The Cornice--in the Ground--









4.

Give
a
direct
quotation
that
show
an












example
of
alliteration
in
stanza
two
OR


Since then--'tis Centuries--and yet 









three.

Feels shorter than the Day 

I first surmised the Horses' Heads 

Were toward Eternity— 


 




5.
.

Identify
and
explain
the
object
being
personified
in
the
poem
using
a
direct
quotation?









5.1
Give
an
example
of
antithesis
in
stanza
one.









6.

Explain
the
contrast
(difference)
between
the
setting
in
the
first
stanza
and
the
setting
in
the
last

stanza
of
the
poem.


(___/2)













7.

Identify
and
explain
an
example
of
onomatopoeia
in
stanza
four
(___/2)


 









8.

a.

In
stanza
five,
“house”
and
“roof”
create
a
metaphor
for
what?


(___/2)




 


















c.
Explain
the
meaning
of
the
metaphor.
(___/2)









9.
Describe
the
speaker
in
the
poem.


(___/2)









10.
Describe
in
one
or
two
sentences
the
mood
(feeling)
of
the
poem.

How
does
the
speaker
feel

regarding
death?

(___/2)











11.
a.
Consider
(think
about)
the
meaning
of
simile.


Create
your
own
simile
for
death
(___/2)



Death
is
like
a
_________________.








b.
Explain
the
comparison
you
chose
for
the
simile
above.
(___/2)









12.

a.
Consider
the
meaning
of
the
entire
poem.
In
your
opinion,
which
line
best
exemplifies
the

message
of
the
poem?
(___/2)



















b.
Using
at
least
two
direct
quotation
and
your
own
commentary,
justify
your
answer
in
PART
A

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